I've updated the forum code base to SMF 2.0.3.I've restored most of the old functionality, so things should be the same as before.

New things:

You may now change your "Display Name" to be separate from your login username.You no longer need to send in a postcard to update your Display Name.

Various anti-spam features, to be discussed in a different post.

You have "Buddy List" in your profile, and can follow your forum friends.

Changed things:

The "Ignore User" feature is now part of the Buddy List. It will still block PMs/Posts from people you ignore.

Quoting a post with an image has a different button.

Various moderator features.

If you feel there is a feature that you want to add, please visit http://custom.simplemachines.org/mods/If there is a mod that you like, and that will work on this codebase, let me know, and I'll see what happens.

re: deletion of 800+ day threads. There have been a few times that I have used the forum for reference. Not saying that everything would fall apart if I didn't have it, but its helpful occasionally. Just a factor in balancing the options. Maybe if the 800+ day deletion only applied to non-fanime/CA posts? Depends on how much of the threads you want to clear out.